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in⋅ca⋅pac⋅i⋅tate

[in-kuh-pas-i-teyt]
–verb (used with object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
1. to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
2. Law. to deprive of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways.

Origin:
1650–60; incapacit(y) + -ate 1


in⋅ca⋅pac⋅i⋅ta⋅tion, noun


1. cripple, handicap, sideline.
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Main Entry: in·ca·pac·i·tate
Pronunciation: "in-k&-'pa-s&-"tAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed; -tat·ing
1 : to make legally incapable or ineligible incapacitate a person from making a valid contract —Landmark Medical Center v. Gauthier, 635 Atlantic Reporter, Second Series 1145 (1994)>
2 : to deprive of capacity or natural power incapacitates the employee> —in·ca·pac·i·ta·tion /-"pa-s&-'tA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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